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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Ancestral record of Henry Martin Brubacher, 1838-1910
Type: ReportAbstract: A chronology of the Brubacher family, tracing ancestors back to 17th-century Switzerland and descendants to 1965. John W. Brubacher, the first member of the family to come to Canada, settled in ...Keywords: GenealogySwissIndustriesAgricultureMennonitesWoolwich TownshipSt JacobsFreeportBadenPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1825-1965Export options:Bishop Benjamin Eby
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A sketch of the spiritual leader of the early Mennonites in Waterloo County.Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesDiseasesClergyTeachersNewspapersIndustriesPublishersSchoolsYear of publication: 1941Historical Period: 1785-1855Export options:Block number two (Waterloo Township) 1 Sept. 1805 [reprint]
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A manuscript map of landowners, previously printed in the Waterloo Historical Society's 22nd Annual Report, 1934, page 70a.Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1805Export options:Died in 1965
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Brief notes on Waterloo County residents who died in 1965: Robert Bieth, Mrs William Brown, George Buck, R.H. Dickson, Gordon Eby, Carl Ellis, Charles C. Farnham, Louis Feick, Ray M. Gillespie, ...Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: c1865-1965Export options:Expansion of the Pequea and Germantown settlements
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A general history that is largely a revised and enlarged version of a book entitled "The Mennonites" by the same author, published in 1920 and included in the WRP database. A section relating to the ...Year of publication: 1941Historical Period: 1799-1827Export options:History of Isaac S. Cressman family, 1830-1965
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the fourteen children of Isaac S. Cressman, who was born near Strasburg in 1830. Isaac's first wife was Barbara Schneider; after her death, he married her sister Elizabeth. There are ...Keywords: FarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaGenealogyReunionsCressman familyCressman Isaac S.Cressman Elizabeth Schneider (m. Isaac S.)Bowman Sybilla (m. Tobias)Cressman Barbara Schneider (m. Isaac S.)Cressman Ephriam S.Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1830-1965Export options:Over Prairie Trails. Introd. by Malcolm Ross
Type: BookYear of publication: 1965Export options:Philip Frowde Seagram
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Seagram (1911-1941), businessman son of Edward Seagram. He was killed in London during an air-raid.Year of publication: 1941Historical Period: 1911-1941Export options:The Block Line
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short account of the history behind the Block Line boundary. The article was prepared during 1965 in an unsuccessful attempt to preserve the name of Block Line Road.Year of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1784-1900Export options:The changing functions of Elmira
Type: ThesisAbstract: An historical account of the establishment and growth of the community from a crossroads settlement to an independent centre, in three phases: the pioneer period (1835-1890), diversification and ...Keywords: Community historiesPopulationLand useTradeLabour forceRailwaysIndustriesFarmers' marketsCities and townsYear of publication: 1965Historical Period: 1835-1965Export options: